Bag



Patented M... 14, 1929.

UNITED STATES 1,713,341 PAtI EN T OFFICE.

aosnrn n or sr. PAUL, mmnnsorla. 3m.

Application filed May 19, 1928., Serial No. 279,002.

My invention relates to improvements in bags and has for an object thereof to provide a bag which may be securely supported-upon a spindle and which at the same time can be readily pulled from the support without tearing or otherwise objectionally mutilating the ba i knother object of the vention resides in constructing the bag, near its upper portion, with a circular aperture and in cutting in the bag an inclined slit tangentiall disposed relative to said aperture to provi e asupportmg tongue Having an arched supporting edge adapted to bear upon a spindle or other suitable support and which, when suflicient tension is applied to the bag, will give way to the spindle. andprovide clearance therefor through said slit.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear in the following de- I scri tion, the invention resides in-the novel com ination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Fig.1 is an obverse view of a bag illustrating an embodiment of my invention.

ig. 2 is a reverse view of the bag shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an edgewise view of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a. view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating the position taken by the supporting tongue as the bag is pulled from a spindle.

In the various commercial establishments, where merchandise is delivered in paper bags to the purchasers, diverse methods of arranging the many bags of different sizes are em-. ployed. In some instances the bags are mounted in the pockets of racks, bein sometimes held in place therein by means 0 weights or springs. In such instances, difiiculty arises in the taking of a selected bag due to the factthat the bags are packed close to one another and the same have to be separated and disengaged from the holding means before it can be entirely removed. In other instances, where the bags are threaded upon spindles, considerable effort is required to remove a bag from a spindle due to the fact that the upper edge of the bag has to be torn free from the spindle. A bag thus taken from its support is more or less mutilated and more or'less strain is imposed upon the support in the operation. My invention provides a simple and effective construction, whereby these disadvantages are eliminated and by which the bags may be quickly and easil removed fr m a rack without appreciable e ort or anndy ance and without undue mutilation of the bag or undue strain upon the rack.

Bags embodying my invention, as will become evident, are designed to be dispensed from a support such as a spindle or like supporting member. For the purpose of illustrating the application of the invention, I have shown in the drawings a spindle 1O pointed as indicated at 11. The particular device, whereby the spindle is supported has not been shown in the drawings, though it can be readily comprehended that any suitable supporting structure for the spindle 10 may be employed.

My invention ma be applied to any type of paper bag and for t e purpose of illustration, have shown a bag 12 of ordinary type, constructed with a front 13 and a back 20 com prising overlapping portions 14 and 15- glued together and forming a seam 16 of double thickness of paper. The various'parts of the bagare joined to form a bottom 17 which is folded upon the back 20 as best shown in Fig. 3. Such bags are usually constructed with the upper edge 18 of the front 13, cut beneath the upper edge 19 of the back 20 so that the bag may be readily opened.

My invention consists in forming a bag with a circular aperture 21, centered on a medial line of the bag somewhat below the upper edge 19 of the back 20 and substantially at the upper edge 21 of the front 13. This aperture extends through both thicknesses of paper at the seam 16 in the back 20 and may be cut into the upper margin of the front 13, said aperture being adapted to receive the spindle 10. In conjunction with this aperture 21, I employ an inclined slit 22 tangentially disposed relative thereto, which extends from the upper edge 19 of back 20 to the edge of said aperture and which when spread apart forms an opening leading from the aperture to the exterior. This slit'meets the edge of the aperture beneath the center thereof. By means of said slit 22 and aperture 21 a supporting tongue 24 is defined in the upper portion 23 of back 20, the upper edge 25 of the aperture 21 providin a supporting edge adapted to ride upon the spindle 10. Said tongue 24 carries the weight of the bag, when it is supported on the spindle, and is adapted to yield to permit of the removal of the bag from the spindle.

' The bags, apertured and slit-in accordance with my invention, are preferably supplied to the user in a pack, boundby an encircling band, and arranged so that the perforations in the bags are registered. The user, then, simply threads the pack on the spindle, thereafter breaking the band from the pack. The bags are then disposed in a position to be removed individually by the user. For such purpose it is merel necessary to grasp any particular bag. by t e bottom 17 thereof and pull the same from the spindle. In thls operation, the spindle 10 is caused to bear against the arcuate supporting'edge 25 of the tongue 24, which forces the tongue laterally and opens the slit 22, as indicated at 26 in Fig. 4, permitting said (slpind le to pass freely through the way provi ed by the open slit. Upon removal of the bag from the spindle, the tongue returns substantially to its normal position.

Although I have shown my invention as applied to a single form of paper bag, yet it can be readily comprehended that the same may be applied to any type of bag or similar structure. It is further to be noted that, if desired, my invention may be used in conjunction with individual sheets of paper used for wrapping parcels or for any similar structure which it is desired to support for convenient and individual removal. I have used the word bag throughout the specification as referrin to either a bag or sheet of aper or any ot or structure which it is desired to support in accordance with my invention.

Changes in the specific form of my invent-ion, as herein disclosed, maybe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of my invention. In this connection, it will be understood that I contemplate the use of perforations and other suitable expedient in lieu of the slit 22, whereby the'bag may be weakened on a line tangent to the aperture 21.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A bag having an aperture at the upper portion thereof to receive a support and having a slit extending through said portion and communicating with said aperture, said slit being disposed so as to leave unmutilated the upper supporting edge of the bag at said aperture.

2. A bag having a circular aperture at the upper portion thereof to receive a support and having an inclined slit extending through the upper portion of said bag, disposed tangentially relative to said aperture and intersecting the edge thereof at a point beneath the center of the aperture.

A bag formed with an aperture adapted to receive a support and formed with a slit communicating with the aperture and providing a passageway for the support from the aperture to the exterior of the bag, said aperture and slit defining a supporting tongue having an unbroken arched edge adapted to bear upon the support.

4. A paper bag including a back formed with portions thereof overlapping along a medial line and providing a seam of double thickness, said back having an aperture in the upper portion thereof and formed with an inclined slit extending through said upper portion in tangential relation with respect to said aperture, said slit and aperture defining a supporting tongue at the seam of said bag having an unbroken arched supporting Edge adapted to bear upon a support for the A bag having an aperture at the upper portion thereof to receive a support, said bag being weakened along a line extending from the upper edge of the bag to said aperture in tangential relation with respect to the aperture.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature to this specification.

JOSEPH E. KROEMER. 

